Some more juicy beauty-in-culture reading to inspire us:

  • Beauty pageants are serious business in Mexico.  Take a look at some of these fascinating photos

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ap-photos-beauty-queen-race-mexican-narco-land-18574932

  • Senegalese protest media’s pervasive pushing of bleaching creams to young women

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/18/senegal-activists-decry-beauty-trend-turning-black/

  • Ex-British politician turns into a beauty blogger…and pisses quite a few people off

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2283736/Louise-Mensch-beauty-blogger-Ex-Tory-MP-self-proclaimed-feminist-launches-controversial-site-tips-man-pleasing.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

  • British fashion designers have to contend with the changing waistline of English people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBRMSJ1BiM

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